BBD 03.13.09 Silly Stuff
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03.13.09
Silly Stuff
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all
that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then
you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good
courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with
you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:8-9.
Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the
Ark of the Covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams'
horns before the ark of the Lord." And he said to the people, "Proceed, and
march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of
the Lord." - Joshua 6:6-7.
When they combined boric acid and silicone oil it appeared to be a failure,
but it did some unexpected and silly things. This silly thing they had
created bounced and even though solid it flowed like a liquid and someone
named, Peter Hodgson, took this silly thing and packed it in plastic eggs.
It was marketed in a toy store catalog. Almost 60 years later we know Silly
Putty has made more than $140 million dollars and new uses for this silly
stuff are still being discovered. Who would have thought it possible except
maybe Peter Hodgson? You can find out more about Silly Putty at
http://www.sillyputty.com.
Joshua was asked to do what the world would call a silly conquering of a
powerful enemy city. God told Joshua to march around the city each day for
six days and on the seventh day they were to march around the city seven
times. Then, the priests were to blow the ram's horns and the people were to
give a great shout. The people of Jericho probably thought that was a silly
way to conquer them. By the seventh day they were probably laughing each
time those crazy Israelites marched by. If they had had lawn chairs then,
they would have kicked back in their lawn chairs drinking some cool ones
while they watched the show. However, when the horns blew, and the people
shouted - the walls came crashing down and no one was laughing any more.
Where did the success of Joshua and the people of Israel begin? It began
with what many in the world would say is silly. Their success began with a
focus on the Word of God, which was a focus on God. This focus on God
allowed them to be fearless in the face the world's mockery and fearless in
the conquest of Jericho and of the giants of the land.
What would happen in your life if you stopped worrying about what people
might think and instead began to focus in on what God wants? You can begin
at the same point Joshua began with, God's Word. From that point onward God
will be saying to you as He said to Joshua, "Have I not commanded you? Be
strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord
your God is with you wherever you go."
It is time for you to report in because the Commander of the Lord's Army
(Joshua 7:13-15) has some orders for you.
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